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Professional Development

Group photo PSNI & AGS IPA members

Cross Border Seminar By Deirdre Mahony , Chair, IPA UK No 2 Region, N. Ireland The IPA third annual Cross Border seminar was hosted in Garnerville Police College, Belfast on 28 August 2025. I t was co- facilitated by Ms Marie Daly IPA, 1st Vice President Section Ireland, Chair of IPA Region 24 Garda College and DC Deirdre Mahony Chair of IPA UK Section 2 Northern Ireland.A delicious lunch and all logistics were organised by the committee of No 2 Region, Northern Ireland. The Garda Commissioner was represented by Chief Superintendent Sean Colleran and Chief Constable PSNI was represented by Deputy Chief Constable Bobby Singleton. The theme of the seminar, as always, is current policing issues facing both An Garda Siochana (AGS) and PSNI. Section Ireland provided two speakers and Section UK Region 2, Northern Ireland likewise. The topics this year were: Extreme Violence - Terrorising versus Terrorism delivered by Detective Chief Inspector Paula Bradley, a Senior Investigating Officer in the Terrorist Investigating Unit, PSNI. Murder on the lough: Case Study delivered by Detective Chief Inspector Gary Robinson. MIT 4 PSNI leading investigations in serious crime. Interviewing victims – a trauma informed approach to competent forensic interviews was delivered by Geraldine Noone, PHd. Geraldine was National interview advisor to an Garda Siochana and was instrumental in researching and developing An Garda Siochana interviewing model (GSIM). Money laundering - the lifeblood of transnational Organised Crime delivered by Steven Meighan PhD. Steven is a Detective Superintendent in Organised and Serious Crime in An Garda Siochana. These Officers and IPA members gave freely of their time and expertise to share with their IPA colleagues. The participants bring back a wealth of knowledge to AGS and PSNI.

Steven Meighan - Money Laundering

Gary Robinson - Murder on the Lough Case Study

Ch Supt Sean Colleran, North Western Command AGS

Deirdre Mahony, No 2 Region & Marie Daly, Section Ireland

DCC Bobby Singleton, PSNI

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POLICE WORLD Vol 70 No.4, 2025